Carriage of Staphylococcus aureus in Thika Level 5 Hospital, Kenya: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an important nosocomial pathogen but little is known about its circulation in hospitals in developing countries. We aimed to describe carriage of S.aureus amongst inpatients in a mid-sized Kenyan government hospital. METHODS: We deter...

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Autores principales: Aiken, Alexander M, Mutuku, Irene M, Sabat, Artur J, Akkerboom, Viktoria, Mwangi, Jonah, Scott, J Anthony G, Morpeth, Susan C, Friedrich, Alexander W, Grundmann, Hajo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4107749/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25057351
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2047-2994-3-22

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4107749/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25057351
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2047-2994-3-22

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